YANG Yu-lian, MA Xing-yan, WU Qing-gui, et al. Accumulation Amount of Litters and Their Water-holding Characteristics Under Main Forest Types in Longmen Mountains Fault Zone[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2014, 33(3): 69-74.
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YANG Yu-lian, MA Xing-yan, WU Qing-gui, et al. Accumulation Amount of Litters and Their Water-holding Characteristics Under Main Forest Types in Longmen Mountains Fault Zone[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2014, 33(3): 69-74. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2014.03.014.
Accumulation Amount of Litters and Their Water-holding Characteristics Under Main Forest Types in Longmen Mountains Fault Zone
By field investigation in combination of indoor control and leaching
a study was conducted on the accumulation amount
water-holding capacity
water-holding rate and water-absorption rate of the litters under four main forests(evergreen broad-leaved forest
broadleaved deciduous forest
conifer-broadleaf forest and evergreen coniferous forest) in the Longmen Mountains fault zone. The accumulation amount of litters under the forests decreased in the order of evergreen coniferous forest(8.26 t/hm2) > broadleaved deciduous forest(6.80 t/hm2) > conifer-broad leaf forest(5.52 t/hm2) > evergreen broad-leaved forest(4.61 t/hm2)
and the storage percentage of semi-decomposed litters was higher than that of un-decomposed litters. The water-holding capacity and water-holding rate of litters at different decomposition degree changed logarithmically
while the water-absorption rate assumed a power function of soaking time. Under the four main forests
the litters in semi-decomposed layer had a stronger water-holding capability than that in decomposed layer
and the water-holding capability of litters under broadleaved deciduous forest and conifer-broadleaf forest was stronger than the others
while the litters of evergreen broad-leaved forest had the lowest water-holding capability. The results indicated that we should fully exert the functions of soil and water conservation of the semi-decomposed litters
and select broadleaved deciduous forest and conifer-broadleaf forest needle modes in recovering and reconstructing forest vegetation.
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